[Elecraft] KX3 Standoffs

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Hi Mitch, 

I put together my kit (S/N 212) over the weekend. The parts were a bit confusing in places, but I wound up having everything I needed. 

A couple of notes: 

1) You may be confusing thread size with height in the standoff description. The parts in the top figure on pg 14 are 2-56 threads and those in the bottom figure 4-40. The upper, 
straight standoff are 5/16" (7.9 mm) long in both cases. 

2) I received a 'KX3 Builder's Alert about the 2-56, 5/16"" (7.9mm) standoff indicating that that part was not currently available. As a substitute parts were provided to make a replacement using a threaded shaft and straight standoff. If you didn't get this and didn't get the 2-56 standoff you should contact the parts department at Elecraft. 

3) If you did get the same builders alert and parts, you may have all the standoffs you need. The length given is just for the top, large diameter portion of the standoff, not the overall length. 
From: "Mitch Wolfson DJØQN" <dj0qn at gmx.net> 
To: "Elecraft List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 4:03:16 PM 
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 Standoffs 

I am not getting very far in building my KX3, stuck on the front panel 
standoffs. There appears to be inconsistency between parts of the 
assembly manual and what I received, here is short summary: 

page 14: Both parts on this page indicate a 4.8 mm standoff with a short 
"female" top. The bottom part however says that this is a larger 4-40 
one and the diagram says use a #4 washer for this specific standoff. The 
top smaller standoff on the top part is called 2-56. 

page 15: This indicates that they are both 7.9 mm, not 4.8 mm as on page 14. 

page A3: This says there is one each 7.9 mm and 4.8 mm, with the 4.8 mm 
(smaller one) being called the 4-40 and the larger one 2-56, backwards 
from page 14. 

What I received: I have three standoffs, against what I think should be 
5 in total (including the ones one page A4). I received two 4.8 mm with 
a long female top, not short as in the diagram. The third one is a short 
female top, but with a length of 7.9 mm. I did not receive any 11 mm 
standoffs as indicated in page A4. Most likely the 7.9 mm one is the one 
that is supposed to go into the hole on the bottom of page 14, but I 
can't correlate enough to assume that 100%. None of the standoffs fit 
into the hole on the top part of page 14. 

Since I have found a couple other screws missing, I likely need to 
inform Elecraft to send me replacements for these as well, but I need to 
know which standoffs I need to ask for, since the manual appears to be 
inconsistent. 

Has anyone else had a problem figuring out the standoffs, or am I the 
only one finding inconsistencies in the manual? 

73, 
Mitch DJ0QN 

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